mace bearer
11mace — A large staff, made of the precious metals, and highly ornamented. It is used as an emblem of authority, and carried before certain public functionaries by a mace bearer. In many legislative bodies, the mace is employed as a visible symbol of the …
12mace — I. /meɪs / (say mays) noun 1. History a club like weapon of war often with a flanged or spiked metal head. 2. a staff borne before or by certain officials as a symbol of office. 3. the bearer of such a staff. 4. Billiards a light stick with a… …
13Ceremonial mace — The ceremonial mace is a highly ornamented staff of metal or wood, carried before a sovereign or other high official in civic ceremonies by a mace bearer, intended to represent the official s authority. The mace, as used today, derives from the… …
14macebearer — macebearer, mace bearer mace bearer . an official who carries the mace of office before persons in authority. Syn: mace, macer. [WordNet 1.5] …
15mac|er — «MAY suhr», noun. 1. = mace bearer. (Cf. ↑mace bearer) 2. (in Scotland) an officer who keeps order, calls the rolls, and performs other such duties, in a law court. ╂[< Old French maissier < masse mace1] …
16Macer — Ma cer, n. [F. massier. See {Mace} staff.] A mace bearer; an officer of a court. P. Plowman. [1913 Webster] …
17John VII Gilbert — John Gilbert (1693 1761) was Archbishop of York from 1757 to 1761. [M. E. Clayton, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10692 ‘Gilbert, John (1693–1761)’] , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004] Origins and… …
18Cleaver — This interesting name, with the variants Cleever and Clover, has two possible origins. The first being an official title for a mace bearer. The clavia, mace, or staff was an ensign of authority borne before magistrates. All the early recordings… …
19Cleever — This interesting name, with the variants Cleever and Clover, has two possible origins. The first being an official title for a mace bearer. The clavia, mace, or staff was an ensign of authority borne before magistrates. All the early recordings… …
20Clover — This interesting name, with the variants Cleever and Clover, has two possible origins. The first being an official title for a mace bearer. The clavia, mace, or staff was an ensign of authority borne before magistrates. All the early recordings… …
